Advisory boards

Arts and Entertainment

Industry links

The Arts and Entertainment Management program has close ties with industry representatives from a variety of areas, including state and federal government, institutes of arts and culture, national and state cultural organisations, facilities and cultural products companies.

Academic Advisory Board

The Arts and Entertainment Management Academic Advisory Board comprises representatives of industry, student members and Deakin staff members. The Board assists in planning and developing the program to ensure that it continues to meet student and industry needs. The Board also works to establish opportunities for staff consultancy and the development of applied research.

The School is grateful to the members of the Board for their contribution:

Human Resource

the skills, knowledge and attributes sought by the employers of HR graduates; and

research, including opportunities for undertaking applied or collaborative research; and industry links and placements.

The School is grateful for the contribution of the external members of the Advisory Board:

John Lewin (Chair), Commissioner, Fair Work Australia

Belinda Bacon, Oakton Consulting

Pauline Bennett, Manager, Whitehorse City Council

Cassandra Boland, Senior Advisor, AFL Sports Ready

Ilona Charles, Consultant

Paul Fallon, Consultant

Stephen Harrison, Consultant

Shane Hellwege, Group Manager, Dairy Australia

Marianne Matin, Consultant

Vanessa McEvoy, General Manager HR, Armaguard Linfox

Stuart Reid, Manager, DST Global Solutions

Sport Management

The Sport Management Advisory Board was developed in order to facilitate links with a variety of sport industry areas, including state and federal government, institutes of sport, national and state sporting organisations, and facilities and sporting goods companies. The initial membership of this group were responsible for assisting with the establishment of programs in sport management and have provided advice since inception of these programs at Deakin University in 1990. The Board comprises representatives of industry, student members and Deakin staff members.

The School is grateful for the contribution of the external members of the Advisory Board: